Do your shoes smell bad?
Don't stay like that! Think about those around you...
But wait before you buy air freshener sprays to get rid of those nasty odors in smelly shoes!
Sometimes it doesn't take much to remove bad odors from our sneakers, shoes, pumps or espadrilles.
Here are 9 tips to stop your shoes from smelling bad:
To remove odors from your shoes, consider toothpaste.
Use a toothbrush full of toothpaste to clean hard to reach places. Slip it into the inner folds of trainers or even at the bottom of ballet flats that contain bad smells.
This trick also works for cleaning rubber shoes. Find out how by clicking right here:The Amazing Tip to Clean Your Sneakers Effectively.
Never sneakers without socks! If you wear closed shoes, socks prevent your feet from sweating. And therefore inevitably, this trick limits bad smells.
You can put your shoes in the freezer to remove odors a little. But remember to put your shoes in a well-closed bag if you don't want to end up with smelly feet all over the freezer!
This trick also works for widening shoes:Are your shoes hurting your feet? My Trick to Enlarge them.
Mix baking soda, dish soap, and hydrogen peroxide. Leave on your shoes for 1 hour and, with a little elbow grease, remove stains and odors. Rinse.
To clean your non-machine-safe shoes, mix rubbing alcohol with a little water. Rub with a cotton ball, cloth or apply with a spray.
It destroys the bacteria that cause bad odors!
If your shoes smell really bad, you can rinse them with this same mixture to remove bad smells.
Nothing like magic sponges to clean the soles and plastic parts of your shoes.
I found some really cheap ones on the internet.
If your shoes smell bad, opt for this simple little trick:swap your old soles for new ones!
After cleaning your shoes, it is recommended to run them through the washing machine to rinse them well.
To do it right, here's how to wash sneakers correctly in the washing machine.
And you can also put them in the dryer. But be careful not to damage the dryer or the shoes by following this tip.
In the end, if nothing works, buy a special shoe deodorizing spray. Many of them are €12 like this sanitizing and deodorizing spray.
There you go, you now know how to remove bad odors from smelly shoes! And it works for all kinds of shoes, including sports sneakers and safety shoes.
Have you tried one of those old fashioned ways to deodorize your shoes? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to read you!